DANCE NEWS: Ralph Lemon Receives The Whitney's 2022 Bucksbaum Award by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCE NEWS: Ralph Lemon Receives The Whitney's 2022 Bucksbaum Award :Ralph Lemon's talent and range over a career dedicated to performance, drawing, educating, and the pursuit of an imagi…

IMPRESSIONS: Felipe Escalante and Tabula Rasa Dance Theater's OEDIPUS REX at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Tabula Rasa Dance Theatre's OEDIPUS REX at New York Live Arts : "Created during the pandemic, Escalante's OEDIPUS REX is a metaphor for our strange times, when we all intermi…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: A Graham Gathering -Talking about the Revolution/Evolution of Women Leaders in Dance with Graham Dance Company's Janet Eilbe by The Dance Enthusiast

 In  DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE : A Graham Gathering - Talking About  the Revolution/Evolution of Women Leaders in Dance with Graham Dance Company's Janet Eilber and Kathryn Roszak, o…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Laura Peterson on Open Arts Studio, Pandemic Portals, and a Summer of Dance Italia with Teens by The Dance Enthusiast

In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Laura Peterson on Open Arts Studio, Pandemic Portals, and a Summer of Dance Italia with Teens "Dancing is almost secondary to the chance they had to think about…

IMPRESSIONS: Liberty Dance Festival Presented by Buggé Ballet and Liberty Hall by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Liberty Dance Festival Presented by Buggé Ballet and Liberty Hall: " This annual event, cleverly curated by Nicole Buggé, returned on Saturday, when a varied lineup of perf…

DANCE NEWS: VILLAGE VOICES 2022, An Outdoor Public Exhibition From September 18 Until October 30 by The Dance Enthusiast

"Village Voices was such a success last year and we are thrilled to expand our celebration of the extraordinary history of our neighborhoods and the people who have been instrumental in chan…

IMPRESSIONS: Charles Atlas: The Mathematics of Consciousness at Pioneer Works by The Dance Enthusiast

 In IMPRESSIONS: Charles Atlas: The Mathematics of Consciousness at Pioneer Works: "I have been making large-scale, site-specific installations since 2007, and animating the architectu…

DANCE NEWS: The Flea Theater Celebrates A New Vision Centering on BIPOC and Queer Artists This September 29th by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCE NEWS: The Flea Theater Celebrates a New Vision: Centering on BIPOC and Queer Artists with a Coming Out Party: "The Flea Theater is proud to present its 2nd Annual House Party entitl…

DANCE NEWS: The Full List of 2022 Bessie Nominations Plus A 'Service to the Field' Award for The Dance Enthusiast's Christine Jowers! by The Dance Enthusiast

"Artists are vital to the health of our society. We honor their process, labor, creative dedication, and service with this year's nominations." " Bessies Executive Director Heather Robles

DANCE NEWS: BRIC Announces BRIClab 2022-2023 Artists-in-Residence by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCE NEWS: BRIC Announces BRIClab 2022 - 2023 Artists-in-Residence: "BRIC, a leading, multi-disciplinary arts and media institution anchored in downtown Brooklyn, is pleased to announce …

DANCE NEWS: Photographer Costas Releases New Book 'Dancing Women,' a Companion to 'Dancing Men' by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCE NEWS: Photographer Costas Releases New Book Dancing Women, a Companion to Dancing Men: "There are too few books depicting dancers in performance or rehearsals, showing dancers in…

POSTCARDS: Tina Croll On Presenting "Balkan Bacchanal" to Live Music by Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band by The Dance Enthusiast

In POSTCARDS: Tina Croll On Presenting "Balkan Bacchanal" to Live Music by Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band: "In the 1960's and 70's, folk dancing was very popular. There were hundreds of peopl…

POSTCARDS: the cell theater Presents "The Final Veil," Inspired by Dancer Franceska Mann's Resistance During the Horrors of the Holocaust by The Dance Enthusiast

In POSTCARDS: the cell theatre Presents "The Final Veil," Inspired by Dancer Franceska Mann's Resilience During the Horrors of the Holocaust: "The most dramatic moment of the piece lies i…

POSTCARDS: Shreya Rawat on Dance Beyond Bollywood and South Asian Representation by The Dance Enthusiast

In "POSTCARDS: Shreya Rawat on Dance Beyond Bollywood and South Asian Representation": "It is possible to live a fulfilling life as an artist, it is possible to pay bills, it is possible …

POSTCARD: Artichoke Dance Company at "Brooklyn Utopias: Along The Canal" by The Dance Enthusiast

Artichoke Dance Company's environmentally themed productions focus on the complexity and interconnectivity of people and place, our relationsip to the earth and each other, and the effects o…

IMPRESSIONS: Queer Butoh 2022, 
Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute in collaboration with The Brick by The Dance Enthusiast

In  IMPRESSIONS:  Queer Butoh 2022, Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute in collaboration with The Brick : "Butoh dance is notorious for its dim lights and interminably slow pace…

DANCE NEWS: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Announces 2022 Dance Research Fellows by The Dance Enthusiast

Juli Brandano, Rosemary Candelario, María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez, Lindsey Jones, Richard Move, and Rachna Nivas will embark on a six-month fellowship …

DANCE NEWS: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Escalate by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCE NEWS: Contract Dispute Between Union Artists and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Escalate:  "It has been extremely disheartening and disappointing to sit across the table f…

POSTCARDS: Tap City, the NYC Tap Festival, Now in its 22nd Year, Returns LIVE July 4-10th for the First Time since the Pandemic! by The Dance Enthusiast

In POSTCARDS: Tap City, the NYC Tap Festival, Now in its 22nd Year, Returns LIVE July 4-10th for the First Time since the Pandemic!" I'm excited to move back to the "in-person" version of Ta…

IMPRESSIONS: Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, A Movement, A Celebration - Book by Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS:  Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, A Movement, A Celebration - Book by Judy Tyrus and Paul Novosel: "A former DTH ballerina, Tyrus carries the company's history in her b…

DANCE NEWS: The Dance Enthusiast Mourns the Loss of Hsueh-Tung Chen, Co-Founder of Chen Dance Center by The Dance Enthusiast

Together with wife Dian Dong, H.T. Chen created Chen Dance Center, a vibrant cultural center in Chinatown, NY which housed a dance company, theater space and dance school: H.T. Chen & Da…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Walter Rutledge Looks Back on his 25 Year Association with Brooklyn's Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

  In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Walter Rutledge Looks Back on his 25 Year Association with  Brooklyn's Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center, THPAC  Celebrates 46 Years and a Return to …

POSTCARDS: "Solace" Garnet Henderson's Dance Made in and for Inwood Hill Park - by The Dance Enthusiast

In POSTCARDS: Solace Garnet Henderson's Dance Made for Inwood Hill Park,Bringing Dance Out of the Theater and into the Community :  SOLACE was truly made in and for Inwood Hill Park; we'v…

MOVING PEOPLE: Valentina Kozlova on Her Surprising Love of Water Skiing, Her Newly Founded Dance Conservatory, and More by The Dance Enthusiast

YOUR DANCE UP CLOSE: " Hope Against Hope" One Tale of an Immigrant Artist-from Russia, to Israel, to New York City and Peridance by The Dance Enthusiast

 YOUR DANCE UP CLOSE: " Hope Against Hope" One Tale of an Immigrant Artist-from Russia, to Israel, to New York City and Peridance "My  dream always was to come to New York City to stud…

IMPRESSIONS: cullen+them in "forever for now" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: cullen+them in forever for now at New York Live Arts :  "Teenage dancers today are often driven to excel at technique above all else. These five young artists show more de…

DANCE NEWS: CELC, an Anti-racism Course for the Arts & Culture Sector by The Dance Enthusiast

Through partnership with the Mass Cultural Council, the CELC aims to offer equity training and supports to all arts and culture leaders in Massachusetts and the nation, in efforts to enact s…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Carolyn Lucas on Trisha Brown, Robert Rauschenberg, and 50 Years of the Trisha Brown Dance Company at The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

 In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Carolyn Lucas on Trisha Brown, Robert Rauschenberg, and 50 Years of the Trisha Brown Dance Company at The Joyce"Brown and Rauschenberg collaborated for fi…

IMPRESSIONS: "Cloud Study" by John Scott at the La MaMa Moves Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

POSTCARDS: Dancing Diaries- "Splash Dance"- Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects Make a "Splash" at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London by The Dance Enthusiast

In POSTCARDS: Dancing Diaries- Jody Oberfelder Projects and Crew Make a "Splash Dance"  at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London-- " It is always wonderful to hear what our dance commu…

IMPRESSIONS: Eiko Otake's "The Duet Project: Distance Is Malleable" at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast